jtk2010 - chapter 5 multiple choice

chapter 5 multiply choice

In a time of crisis, the Senate could appoint a ___ with emergency powers for six months.

? Tribune
? Dictator
? Consul
? Judge

circusmaximus.jpg

What type of sporting events took place here?

? Gladiator Battle
? Wrestling
? Foot Races
? Chariot Races

Who was the first Roman Emperor?

? Marcus Aurelious
? Julius Caesar
? Marc Antony
? Augustus

The 200-year period of peace in Rome was the ___.

? Pax Romana, or peace of Augustus
? Pax Julius
? Pax Caligula
? Peace of Nero

When Julius Caesar defied the Senate and marched into Rome, he crossed the river.

? Po
? Danube
? Rubicon
? Nile

This man was assassinated on the Ides of March 44 B.C. by a group of Senators.

? Augustus Caesar
? Julius Caesar
? Octavian
? Marc Antony

Which of these was NOT an advancement of Roman architecture?

? Arch
? Vault
? Column
? Dome

The Romans gave their gods and goddess _ characteristics.

? Human
? Perfect
? Flawed
? historical

Which Roman ruler expanded the Empire to its greatest size?

? Hadrian
? Augustus
? Trajan
? Nerva

The male head of the Roman household.

? Paterfamilias
? Patricians
? Plebeians
? Vandals

Roman gods and goddesses were mostly based on the mythology of:

? Egypt
? Mesopotamia
? Babylon
? Greece

What was the language of the Eastern Roman Empire?

? German
? English
? Latin
? Greek

This early Christian leader is greatly responsible for spreading Christianity to the gentiles.

? Peter
? Thomas
? Paul
? Matthew

Which roman god or goddess was deity of the sea?

? Venus
? Neptune
? Jupiter
? Juno

Which of these is NOT a legal concept that we got from the Romans?

? That you are innocent until proven guilty
? Trial by jury
? Standard law for everyone
? Guilty until proven innocent

This Jewish group advocated the overthrow of Roman rule.

? Pharisees
? Zealots
? Essenes
? Sadducees

What mountain chain in the north of Italy helped to provide protection from invaders?

? The Rockies
? The Urals
? The Caucasus
? The Alps

Who were the representatives of the Plebeian class?

? Senators
? Consuls
? Tribunes
? Dictators

What Egyptian queen had a personal and political relationship with Julius Caesar, and later, Marc Antony?

? Cleopatra
? Hatshepsut
? Nefertiti
? Nefertari

Rome's central location on the Italian peninsula and in the center of the Mediterranean made it a center for:

? Trade
? Conquest
? taxation
? safe travel

Who wrote the Aeneid?

? Homer
? Socrates
? Virgil
? Octavian

Form of government where the leader is not a monarch and some people can vote.

? Democracy
? Republic
? Aristocracy
? Oligarchy

Which Roman god or goddess was deity of war?

? Mars
? Ares
? Juno
? Aphrodite

Romans used this building material on a great scale.

? Stone
? Concrete
? Wood
? Mud

forum.jpg

What area of Rome was this?

? The Colosseum
? The Roman Forum
? The Agora
? The Acropolis

The Tribunes had the right to _ laws of the Senate?

? Ratify
? Debate
? Create
? Veto

romanbath.jpg

What type of activities would have taken place here?

? Senate meeting
? Chariot Races
? Clothes Washing
? Public Bathing

Which of these was not a member of the first Triumvirate?

? Crassus
? Julius Caesar
? Octavian
? Pompey

Which Roman Emperor ended persecution of the Christians by passing the Edict of Milan?

? Diocletian
? Nero
? Constantine
? Hadrian

Which emperor built the new capital for the eastern half of the Empire and renamed it Constantinople?

? Augustus
? Diocletian
? Constantine
? Marcus Aurelius

Which of the following is NOT a cause for the decline of the Roman Empire?

? Devaluation of Roman Currency
? Changes in Army membership and discipline
? Loss of faith in Rome and the Family
? high tariff

hannibal.jpg

Who was the skilled general who led his troops over the Alps into Rome during the second Punic war?

? Julius Caesar
? Alexander the Great
? Hannibal
? Attila the Hun

What city was the center of Rome's adversary in the Punic Wars?

? Carthage
? Alexandria
? Constantinople
? Jerusalem

What did the Roman Empire guarantee on Roman Roads?

? Safe Travel
? A Smooth ride
? A fast journey
? free travel

The group ruled over Rome before the establishment of the Republic.

? Etruscans
? Huns
? Mongols
? Macedonians

Rome fought in the Punic Wars.

? Egypt
? Carthage
? Greece
? Spain

In a time of crisis, the Senate could appoint a ___ with emergency powers for six months.
1. ? Tribune
2. ? Dictator
3. ? Consul
4. ? Judge

circusmaximus.jpg
What type of sporting events took place here?
1. ? Gladiator Battle
2. ? Wrestling
3. ? Foot Races
4. ? Chariot Races

Who was the first Roman Emperor?
1. ? Marcus Aurelious
2. ? Julius Caesar
3. ? Marc Antony
4. ? Augustus

The 200-year period of peace in Rome was the ___.
1. ? Pax Romana, or peace of Augustus
2. ? Pax Julius
3. ? Pax Caligula
4. ? Peace of Nero

When Julius Caesar defied the Senate and marched into Rome, he crossed the river.
1. ? Po
2. ? Danube
3. ? Rubicon
4. ? Nile

This man was assassinated on the Ides of March 44 B.C. by a group of Senators.
1. ? Augustus Caesar
2. ? Julius Caesar
3. ? Octavian
4. ? Marc Antony

Which of these was NOT an advancement of Roman architecture?
1. ? Arch
2. ? Vault
3. ? Column
4. ? Dome

The Romans gave their gods and goddess _ characteristics.
1. ? Human
2. ? Perfect
3. ? Flawed
4. ? None of the above

Which Roman ruler expanded the Empire to its greatest size?
1. ? Hadrian
2. ? Augustus
3. ? Trajan
4. ? Nerva

The male head of the Roman household.
1. ? Paterfamilias
2. ? Patricians
3. ? Plebeians
4. ? Vandals

Roman gods and goddesses were mostly based on the mythology of:
1. ? Egypt
2. ? Mesopotamia
3. ? Babylon
4. ? Greece

What was the language of the Eastern Roman Empire?
1. ? German
2. ? English
3. ? Latin
4. ? Greek

This early Christian leader is greatly responsible for spreading Christianity to the gentiles.
1. ? Peter
2. ? Thomas
3. ? Paul
4. ? Matthew

Which roman god or goddess was deity of the sea?
1. ? Venus
2. ? Neptune
3. ? Jupiter
4. ? Juno

Which of these is NOT a legal concept that we got from the Romans?
1. ? That you are innocent until proven guilty
2. ? Trial by jury
3. ? Standard law for everyone
4. ? Guilty until proven innocent

This Jewish group advocated the overthrow of Roman rule.
1. ? Pharisees
2. ? Zealots
3. ? Essenes
4. ? Sadducees

What mountain chain in the north of Italy helped to provide protection from invaders?
1. ? The Rockies
2. ? The Urals
3. ? The Caucasus
4. ? The Alps

Who were the representatives of the Plebeian class?
1. ? Senators
2. ? Consuls
3. ? Tribunes
4. ? Dictators

What Egyptian queen had a personal and political relationship with Julius Caesar, and later, Marc Antony?
1. ? Cleopatra
2. ? Hatshepsut
3. ? Nefertiti
4. ? Nefertari

Rome's central location on the Italian peninsula and in the center of the Mediterranean made it a center for:
1. ? Trade
2. ? Conquest
3. ? Both
4. ? Neither

Who wrote the Aeneid?
1. ? Homer
2. ? Socrates
3. ? Virgil
4. ? Octavian

Form of government where the leader is not a monarch and some people can vote.
1. ? Democracy
2. ? Republic
3. ? Aristocracy
4. ? Oligarchy

Which Roman god or goddess was deity of war?
1. ? Mars
2. ? Ares
3. ? Juno
4. ? Aphrodite

The Romans used this building material on a great scale.
1. ? Stone
2. ? Concrete
3. ? Wood
4. ? Mud

forum.jpg

What area of Rome was this?
1. ? The Colosseum
2. ? The Roman Forum
3. ? The Agora
4. ? The Acropolis

The Tribunes had the right to _ laws of the Senate?
1. ? Ratify
2. ? Debate
3. ? Create
4. ? Veto

romanbath.jpg

What type of activities would have taken place here?
1. ? Senate meeting
2. ? Chariot Races
3. ? Clothes Washing
4. ? Public Bathing

Which of these was not a member of the first Triumvirate?
1. ? Crassus
2. ? Julius Caesar
3. ? Octavian
4. ? Pompey

Which Roman Emperor ended persecution of the Christians by passing the Edict of Milan?
1. ? Diocletian
2. ? Nero
3. ? Constantine
4. ? Hadrian

Which emperor built the new capital for the eastern half of the Empire and renamed it Constantinople?
1. ? Augustus
2. ? Diocletian
3. ? Constantine
4. ? Marcus Aurelius

Which of the following is NOT a cause for the decline of the Roman Empire?
1. ? Devaluation of Roman Currency
2. ? Changes in Army membership and discipline
3. ? Loss of faith in Rome and the Family
4. ? None of the Above

hannibal.jpg

Who was the skilled general who led his troops over the Alps into Rome during the second Punic war?
1. ? Julius Caesar
2. ? Alexander the Great
3. ? Hannibal
4. ? Attila the Hun

What city was the center of Rome's adversary in the Punic Wars?
1. ? Carthage
2. ? Alexandria
3. ? Constantinople
4. ? Jerusalem

What did the Roman Empire guarantee on Roman Roads?
1. ? Safe Travel
2. ? A Smooth ride
3. ? A fast journey
4. ? None of the above

The group ruled over Rome before the establishment of the Republic.
1. ? Etruscans
2. ? Huns
3. ? Mongols
4. ? Macedonians

Rome fought in the Punic Wars.
1. ? Egypt
2. ? Carthage
3. ? Greece
4. ? Spain

pantheon.jpg

What ancient Roman temple is pictured here?
1. ? Parthenon
2. ? Colosseum
3. ? Pantheon
4. ? Acropolis
Which of the following groups was the head of the social scale in the Roman Republic?
1. ? Slaves
2. ? Plebeians
3. ? Patricians
4. ? Tribunes
What was the name of the two people elected by the Senate to serve for one, one year term?
1. ? Tribunes
2. ? Senators
3. ? Consuls
4. ? Dictators
hadrianswall.jpg

What did the structure pictured here represent to the Romans?
1. ? The boundary between the Greek Empire and the Barbarians
2. ? The fall of the Roman empire
3. ? The boundary between the Roman Empire and the Barbarians
4. ? The Might of the Roman Empire
What Barbarian group invaded Rome causing its ultimate downfall?
1. ? Celts
2. ? Conans
3. ? Visigoths
4. ? Vikings
Which social group of the Roman Republic made up the majority of the population?
1. ? Slaves
2. ? Patricians
3. ? Tribunes
4. ? Plebeians
This general changed the power structure of the Roman military by hiring inner-city poor.
1. ? Julius Caesar
2. ? Marius
3. ? Sulla
4. ? Crassus
Which of the following is not a belief of Christianity?
1. ? One God
2. ? Life after death
3. ? recognition of all who believe
4. ? reincarnation
colosseum.jpg

What building is pictured here?
1. ? Acropolis
2. ? Colosseum
3. ? Parthenon
4. ? Forum
What was the language of the Western Roman Empire?
1. ? English
2. ? Latin
3. ? Greek
4. ? German
Roman law was first codified in the:
1. ? Law of Nations
2. ? Twelve Tables
3. ? Code of Justinian
4. ? Hammurabi's Code
Gladiator who led a massive slave revolt, he was later caught and crucified with 6,000 of his followers.
1. ? Maximus
2. ? Spartacus
3. ? Lepidus
4. ? Commodus
Which Roman general led the conquest of Gaul?
1. ? Pompey
2. ? Crassus
3. ? Julius Caesar
4. ? Marius
Which emperor divided the Roman Empire?
1. ? Constantine
2. ? Diocletian
3. ? Augustus
4. ? Hadrian
Which of the following was not a reason or the decline of the Roman Republic?
1. ? Spread of Slavery in the agricultural system
2. ? Division of the Empire by Diocletian
3. ? Inflation
4. ? Migration of the unemployed to urban areas
Theodosius the Great made the official religion of the Roman Empire.
1. ? Judaism
2. ? Buddhism
3. ? Christianity
4. ? Islam
Great landowners who were the Roman Republic's ruling class.
1. ? Plebeians
2. ? Patricians
3. ? Tribunes
4. ? german tribes

Which Roman god was the god of the sun?
1. ? Jupiter
2. ? Apollo
3. ? Neptune
4. ? Pluto

Ancient Rome's religion was originally:

? Monotheistic
? Polytheistic
? Neither